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Clarksville, TN – Clarksville High School’s hard-throwing, right-handed pitcher Donny Everett cast his lot with the defending NCAA Baseball National Champions Vanderbilt University, by signing a Letter of Intent on November 12th, in a ceremony held in the school’s cafeteria.

The Commodores had shown interest is Everett since he was 15-year old; something that is more prevalent in football and basketball and at the time was almost unheard of in college baseball.

“I went to a showcase the summer of my freshman year and the Vanderbilt coaches saw me and we just sort of started talking form there,” Everett said. “I just loved everything they had to offer with a great education, plus they really wanted me, so it was a great fit.

Donny Everett signs his Letter of Intent to play for the Vanderbilt Commodores.

Nashville, Tn -The Vanderbilt Commodores men’s golf team has been ranked the sixth-best team in the nation in Golfweek’s preseason poll, a mark that sets a new program record for highest preseason ranking.

Vanderbilt, who returns all but one starter from the 2013-14 season, had a great start to their 2014-15 campaign, finishing second in the team standings at the Carmel Cup at Pebble Beach and for the second consecutive season, garnered medalist honors.

Nashville, Tn – The SEC released the 2015 men’s basketball schedule on Friday, and the Commodores will be featured prominently on the ESPN family of networks five times and the SEC Network 10 times, with home games scheduled against Florida on Super Tuesday, LSU, Tennessee, and Missouri.

The Commodores will play Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi State, Florida, and Alabama twice in home and home series for the 2015 season.

Nashville, Tn – Vanderbilt head coach Kevin Stallings has announced that Dai-Jon Parker and Kedren Johnson will not be allowed to return to the Commodore basketball team this fall.

“It is a privilege to be a Vanderbilt basketball player and with that privilege comes a high level of responsibility, both on and off the playing floor,” said Stallings. “Unfortunately, the standards that were clearly set forth in both cases were not met and led to this decision.

Nashville, Tn – Three Commodores are on USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team final roster as the team prepares for international competition this summer.

Bryan Reynolds joins Dansby Swanson and Carson Fulmer on the squad after one of the best freshman seasons in Vanderbilt history.

The Brentwood, Tenn. native led the Dores in hitting with a .338 batting average and RBI with 54. He was one of only three players to play in all 72 games for VU during the season, starting in 71.

The outfielder posted a stellar postseason hitting .400 with 10 RBI during the NCAA Tournament, including nine hits in the College World Series. His 24 doubles are the most ever by a freshman at Vanderbilt.

Swanson and Fulmer had already secured spots on the roster but the addition of Reynolds gives Vanderbilt three players on the team for the second time in history. «Read the rest of this article»

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U.S. Survives Group of Death

The U.S. men’s soccer team lost to Germany Thursday afternoon, 1-0, in their last game of group competition in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and fans of the team across America cheered.

Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger (7) looks to control the ball against United States defender Fabian Johnson (23) and midfielder Jermaine Jones (13) during the first half of the match during the 2014 World Cup at Arena Pernambuco. (Tim Groothuis/Witters Sport via USA TODAY) Sports

Nashville, Tn -Two days after winning Vanderbilt’s first-ever men’s national title Commodores’ head coach Tim Corbin has been named National Coach of the Year by Collegiate Baseball.

Corbin led Vanderbilt to a 51-21 record, the Dores’ second straight 50-win season and third in the last four years. The Commodores returned to Omaha for the second time in four years winning the national title in just the school’s second-ever trip to the College World Series. Corbin surpassed 600 career wins during the season and now has 517 wins as the Commodores’ head coach, second-most in program history.

Vanderbilt Commodores head coach Tim Corbin talks with his team after losing to the Louisville Cardinals 5-3 in the first game of the Nashville super regional of the 2013 NCAA baseball tournament at Hawkins Field. (Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports)

Omaha, Neb – The Commodores are going to be playing for a national championship on Monday night after defeating Texas, 4-3, in a winner-take-all contest Saturday night at the College World Series in Omaha.

Vanderbilt loaded the bases in the bottom of the 10th inning and won the game on an infield hit from Tyler Campbell that scored right fielder Rhett Wiseman from third. Wiseman was among five Commodore players to notch two hits on the night.

Vanderbilt Commodores runner Bryan Reynolds (20) celebrates his run with pitcher Jared Miller (28) against the Texas Longhorns during game thirteen of the 2014 College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. (Bruce Thorson-USA TODAY Sports)

Omaha, Neb -Texas used four early runs and stellar pitching to top Vanderbilt 4-0 and force the Commodores into an elimination game.

Vanderbilt (48-20) starter Tyler Ferguson struggled with command from the first pitch, hitting Texas (46-20) leadoff hitter Brooks Marlow with his first pitch of the game.

Ferguson followed up with a walk and a hit by pitch to load the bases with no outs. After a strikeout, the Dores looked to have an opportunity to get out of the inning with a double play ball but C.J. Hinojosa’s ground ball hit second base umpire Mark Uyl for a single that scored the first run of the game.

Omaha, Neb – After jumping out to an early lead, Vanderbilt had to fight its way back to a 6-4 victory Monday against UC Irvine in the College World Series.

Vanderbilt led 2-0 in the first inning before UC Irvine scored four in the bottom of the second to go in front. The Commodores answered with three in the fifth and one in the seventh to take a 6-4 lead.

With the win, the Commodores (48-19) will now not play again until 2 p.m. Friday against either Texas or UC Irvine (41-24). The two will meet Wednesday for the right to play the Commodores in the double-elimination tournament.

Vanderbilt advances at College World Series with win over UC Irvine 6-4 behind Tyler Beede (Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports)